Fairy Lights Shawl PDF Pattern

Written knitting pattern for the Fairy Lights Shawl Pattern. Two versions to knit - the Origial and a Beaded version.

Fairy Lights is a boomerang shawl featuring garter and purl rows interspersed with strings of drop stitch ‘Fairy Lights’. Two versions are included in your purchase: The original, plus the more experimental beaded version described below:

Feeling a little more experimental? More visual interest can be added by inserting a bead into the centre of the lights. The beads are attached but remain surprisingly mobile adding a little more movement and play – great if you like spinner rings and fidget toys! The beaded pattern is included as a bonus for those who like their knitting to be more left-field due to the resulting unconventional effect of the beads, but the original is stunning as is.

Originally designed to be knit with two different long run colourful yarns, this shawl suits a single yarn also, and can be knit in any weight of yarn for very different looks.

Intermediate skill level required. Knit, Purl, Increase, CBK (method described)

Size

Wingspan: 67” or approx. 171cm

Depth: 21” or approx. 53.35cm

Needle Size

Circular needle size US2.5/3mm

1mm crochet hook for beaded version.

Yarn

2 x different balls of Zauberball or 840m total of 2 different long colour repeat 4ply/fingering yarn.

Materials used in samples:

Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball; Uboot, 1151

Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball Crazy; Gebrante Mandeln, 1784

Schoppel-Wolle Crazy Zauberball; Wolke 8, 2254

Schoppel-Wolle Zauberball; Evergreen, 2168

390 x Miyuki Size 6/0 seed beads in Pink Silver-lined Dyed Alabaster

PLEASE NOTE: You will need a 1mm crochet hook to attach the beads. Rather than pre-stringing the beads, they are attached as you go. Photo-tutorial for method included.

Gauge

24 sts x 44 rows (in knit, purl, knit, knit rows pattern) over 10cm x10cm. Gauge was achieved post blocking.